Q: Is 117,880 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 117,880 is a composite number.

Why is 117,880 a composite number?

A composite number is a number that can be divided evenly by more numbers than 1 and itself. It is the opposite of a prime number.

The number 117,880 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 20 28 35 40 56 70 140 280 421 842 1,684 2,105 2,947 3,368 4,210 5,894 8,420 11,788 14,735 16,840 23,576 29,470 58,940 and 117,880, with no remainder.

Since 117,880 cannot be divided by just 1 and 117,880, it is a composite number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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